Here for sale we have a Fender 50th Anniversary American Stratocaster in Antique Sunburst finish. Made in the USA in 1996 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fender's founding, this is guitar 1733 of a limited run of just 2500 instruments. Featuring a bolt-on construction comprising an Alder body with Quilted Maple veneer, Maple neck and 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard. This instrument is fitted with Gold hardware including 2 point synchronized tremolo bridge, Fender standard sealed tuning machines and commemorative 50th anniversary neckplate. The pickups in this particular guitar are a trio of Fender Vintage-Style single-coils, these are wired to a 5-way selector switch, master volume, middle tone and neck tone control.
The Maple neck plays exceptionally well. Carved into Fender's popular Modern 'C' profile, this neck feels very comfortable in the hand. Rounded shoulders allow easy access across the register, complimented well by the slimness of the neck which makes fast playing a breeze. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant to the touch, and with it's 9.5" radius offers a nice balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for string bending. The Stratocaster body feels as great in the arms as ever, with large contours ensuring comfort on long playing sessions.
The trio of Fender Vintage-Style single-coils installed in this instrument deliver classic Stratocaster tone. The bridge pickup provides bright and glistening trebles with plenty of spank, power chords sound gritty, whilst also providing soaring lead tones. However, with subtler amp settings the bridge offers a bright, glassy clean tone. The middle pickup produces bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. The neck pickup has rounded creamer tones great for chordal phrasings or quick jazz style lines, whilst also handling higher gain settings masterfully, offering plenty of room for tonal scaping.
Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.